Stefan M. Pulst
Stefan M. Pulst is Chairman of the Department of Neurology at the University of Utah in Salt Lake City. He trained in neurology at Medizinische Hochschule Hannover in Germany and at Harvard Medical School, Boston, in the Longwood Neurology Program. He was a visiting scientist at the Brain Tumor Center at UCSF, and subsequently a post-doctoral fellow with Earl Mayeri, Ph.D., in the Department of Physiology working on multi-peptide bag cell transmitter system. He established his laboratory at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center/UCLA in Los Angeles in 1987 focusing on genetic analysis of neurological diseases.
Stefan M. Pulst | |
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| Born | Lehndorf, Germany; 1955 |
| Alma mater | Medizinische Hochschule Hannover |
| Known for | Translational neuroscience, human molecular genetics |
| Awards | Cotzias Award, Singhal Award, AAAS fellow |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Neurology Neurodegenerative disorders |
| Institutions | University of Utah |
| Doctoral advisor | Peter Haller |
He was chair of the science committee of the American Academy of Neurology and served on the Board of Directors. He currently chairs the Meeting Management Committee. His research involves ataxia, especially SCA2, SCA13, and other genetic conditions that affect the nervous system.
He is recipient of the George C. Cotzias award from the American Academy of Neurology and the Senator Jacob Javits award from NINDS. He recently received the Singhal Movement Disorders Award from the World Federation of Neurology.